the time has come
idiom
: it is the right moment to do something or for something to happen
We feel that the time has come for a decision to be made.
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Now, the time has come to pause.
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Wayne Winegarden, at the Pacific Research Institute think tank, said the time has come for alternative energy to demonstrate viability without subsidies.
—Jennifer McDermott, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2025
Now, well over a century after the world’s most famous maritime disaster, the pocket watch Isidor was wearing at the time has come up for sale.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
At 66, Zhang said the time has come.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2025
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 22 Dec. 2025
Wayne Winegarden, at the Pacific Research Institute think tank, said the time has come for alternative energy to demonstrate viability without subsidies.
—Jennifer McDermott, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2025
Now, well over a century after the world’s most famous maritime disaster, the pocket watch Isidor was wearing at the time has come up for sale.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
At 66, Zhang said the time has come.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2025
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“The time has come.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20time%20has%20come. Accessed 2 Jan. 2026.
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